Geneva July 7, 2022: Last week, Nigeria surpassed the 10 percent (of total population) fully vaccinated Covid-19 vaccination milestone – commendable progress in curbing vaccine inequity and protecting lives. The milestone is a result of continued efforts by the government and stakeholders in rolling out relevant strategies to sustain COVID-19 vaccination amidst competing health priorities....Read More

By Desmond Tunde Coker The Sierra Leone Female Premier League Board on Wednesday commenced club verification process at the Sierra Leone Football Academy, Kingtom. The verification process is to ensure that clubs could provide all details of contracts and other supporting documents of their players. The process will continue till Friday. The Female Premier League...Read More

Jane Barlow/PA Images/PA Images/Getty ImagesBy Sophie McEvoy After seven years of intense pressure from his family and campaigners, hearings into the 2015 death are finally taking place. Five years before George Floyd’s murder, 31-year-old Sheku Bayoh died after being restrained by police in Scotland in 2015. In what has been described as a racially-motivated use of force...Read More

Country hails ‘monumental step’ towards expanding reproductive rights at a time when the US has overturned them President Julius Maada Bio with Åsa Regnér (left), deputy executive director of UN Women, and Oulimata Sarr, regional director of UN Women West and Central Africa at State House, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Photograph: Courtesy of Office of Presidency. Ministers...Read More

A non-profitable organization, Christian Aid Sierra Leone (CASL) on Wednesday, July 6,2022, commenced 3-day interactive sessions for its regional members to enhance COVID-19 vaccination in Africa and to provide a platform for members to learn from each other. The dialogue which is titled; “Vaccine Campaign Link and Learning Convening with Christian Aid Offices” will end...Read More

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Government of Sierra Leone and Camões Institute for Cooperation and Language of Portugal for the implementation of the ‘Support to West Africa Integrated Maritime Security’ (SWAIMS) programme was signed on Tuesday at a ceremony at the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development in Freetown and by videoconference with...Read More

Sierra Leone’s Parliament has recorded an increase in absenteeism of its members, it was recorded that nearly a quarter which accounted to 24%, (35 Members Parliament) did not attend half of the 14 sittings between January and March 2022, according to the second edition of Parliamentary Performance Tracker done by the Institute of Governance Reform...Read More